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Redneck Deer Huntin' Interplay If any genre of gaming is ripe for parody right now, it's the hunting and gaming genre. "Deer Hunter" was one of the most popular games in the country last year, and now nearly every outdoor activity involving killing harmless creatures is a budget software title. Enter the folks at Xatrix Entertainment and Interplay, creators of "Redneck Rampage." It seems a perfect fit - take Leonard, the head neck from "Rampage," and send him hunting deer, razorbacks, turkeys, and ducks. Bring the same irreverent humor to the project and the result should be a timely slam on an inexplicable fad. Instead, the result is a game about as boring and uninspiring as what it's targeting. "Redneck Deer Huntin'" does little to improve on the wait-and-shoot style of play so popular with hunting games. You have the same basic tools as in "Deer Hunter" - a set of rifles, a crossbow, a pistol, a shotgun, and some animal calls. You track your prey in four different environments, just like "Deer Hunter." And when you find an animal, you shoot at it and it runs away, and then you curse and wait for a little while longer, just like "Deer Hunter." There are times when Buddha would get impatient with this game. The only high points are the occasional comments from Leonard, which, oddly enough, aren't even as funny as the comments from the hunter in "Deer Hunter." The trophy room is the only place where the "Rampage" humor really shows, but gamers don't get to really do anything there except look at their trophies. The one big improvement in playability is that you can track animals in real time, rather than going back to an overhead map and trying to get lucky and hit a spot with deer dung sitting next to a tree. You can even chase animals when they run, but Leonard ain't so quick, and you probably won't catch up to anything but the slowest animal. I tried to charge one of the boars to get it to attack me. Anything for a little change of pace. No such luck. The most disappointing thing about "Redneck Deer Huntin'" is the potential it left unfulfilled. If you're expecting the cool weapons like the buzzsaw or dynamite, you're in for a severe let down. And there's no whiskey and pork rinds for power-ups, either. If you're a fan of the franchise, save your money. Buy an add-on pack for "Redneck Rampage" instead. -Nick |
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